Crypto Subsidiary To Be Launched By Japan’s Largest Investment Bank

Crypto Subsidiary To Be Launched By Japan’s Largest Investment Bank

Leading Japanese Investment bank, Nomura has decided to launch a crypto subsidiary. This new unit by Nomura shall be operated outside of Japan with a team of 100 personnel by the end of next year. This move is primarily concerned with facilitating institutional clients could invest in cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens. The report from Financial […]


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The leading Japanese bank plans on establishing a crypto subsidiary outside of Japan and will acquire about 100 personnel to work in the digital asset space. The largest investment bank in Japan, Nomura, is set to establish a new subsidiary company to help institutional clients invest in cryptocurrency and nonfungible tokens (NFTs).The Financial Times reported on Tuesday, May 17, that people with knowledge of Nomura’s plans said the firm will bring together several crypto services under one single company with a staff of about 100 people by 2023.Nomura is one of Japan’s ten largest banks....

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